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4th AGM Report
Friday, 26 June 1998
reported by: Jibby Jacob
Secretary (Term 1997/98)
A night to remember...
It was a sultry night on Friday 26
June 1998 at 7 pm. Twenty five members and 25 guests
gathered at the Amara Hotel Ballroom 2, Tanjong Pagar, Singapore for the
4th AGM cum annual buffet dinner of the AES Singapore Section.
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Attendees in rapt attention
to the membership talk by outgoing secretary, Jibby Jacob.
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All AES members were informed of the
4th AGM and nomination forms for office bearers for term 98/99 were distributed
a month earlier through the Section's Newsletter. They were also invited through
the Section's Homepage. However, those who attended RSVP'ed through the email
and by phone. Members who began arriving from 7 pm were invited to tuck into the
9-course sumptuous buffet dinner. For the record, the menu included shrimp
cocktail, marinated octopus, mutton rendang, sweet & sour fish, sliced beef with
pepper, sautéed broccoli, crispy roast chicken, steamed rice & noodles. The
choices of desserts included mango pudding, caramel custard, chocolate truffle
cake & a fruit platter. Sharing gourmet food, it was a chance for many old
friends in the local audio industry to meet & renew their acquaintances.
At 8 pm when all the guests had their
fill, the serious business of the night began. This started with the membership
talk by the outgoing Secretary, Jibby Jacob who spoke on the AES,
its origin and mission. He touched briefly on the administrative structure and
working groups. For the benefit of the guests, Jacob highlighted the many
advantages of being a member of the AES and the added benefits of being a
sustaining member.
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AES Singapore section
members and guests at the 4th AGM held at Amara Hotel. - Friday 26 June 98. |
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the opening address and section report for term 1997/1998 by the Chairman, Dr Roland Tan. In a round up of activities for the
term, Tan mentioned there were 5 seminars, 3 workshops cum studio tours, 1
lecture & a forum organised by the Committee. Including the AGM and 5
Committee meetings, there were a total of 16 local meetings in the term
97/98.
He then thanked the outgoing
Committee for their wholehearted support in organising the activities in the
last term. He went on to include facts and figures on the growth in the
local section over the past 2 consecutive terms during which he had guided
the section in his capacity as Chairman. Of particular interest, was that
growth of the Singapore section, was untouched by the economic crisis
surrounding the region, and had grown to its present quota of 64 active
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AES SINGAPORE SECTION MEMBERSHIP
STRENGTH
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TERM
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INDIVIDUAL
MEMBERSHIP
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STUDENT
MEMBERSHIP
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SUSTAINING
MEMBERSHIP
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TOTAL
MEMBERSHIP
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94/95
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20
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0
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0
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20
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95/96
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36
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0
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0
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36
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96/97
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49
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1
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2
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52
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97/98
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57
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4
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3
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64
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Treasurer, Mr Christopher Yap, in his inimitable way presented
the audited financial report for term 97/98. In the final profit and
expenditure statement, he painted a picture of the healthy position the
section accounts were in. Yap claimed that the credit goes to the
outgoing Committee who managed this by their frugal spending in the section
activities.
This was followed by the
presentation of the nominees for the Committee of the term 98/99 by Mr
Albert Mah who stood in for Mr Ng Hon Cheong, the Nominations
Committee who could not be present due to unforeseen circumstances. Mr
Albert Mah, the Returning Officer, then went on to include the
nomination of the Honorary Auditors for term 98/99. |
Finally the dissolution of the 97/98
Committee was declared by Mah on the condition that the outgoing
Committee will continue it's role till PALA 98 exhibition & convention after
which the incumbent Committee (term 98/99) will take over. This was mandated so
that the outgoing Committee can continue to fulfill its obligations in the
organisation of the AES seminar planned on the 17th July 98 in conjunction with
PALA 98. In the election of the Section Officers for the new term all the
nominated candidates were returned unopposed. Thus no lengthy deliberation was
involved to the great relief of the audience.
The results of the election and the
new office bearers for term 1998/1999 are as follows:
Post Elected
Proposer
CHAIRMAN Jibby
Jacob Dr Roland K C Tan
SECRETARY
Christopher Yap Dr Roland K C Tan
TREASURER Michael
Teh Dr Roland K C Tan
COMMITTEE MEMBER 1 Stephen
Low Dr Roland K C Tan
COMMITTEE MEMBER 2 Eric
Wong Dr Roland K C Tan
COMMITTEE MEMBER 3 Robert Soo
Mr Michael Teh
HONORARY AUDITOR 1 Arthur Ngiam
Dr Roland K C Tan
HONORARY AUDITOR 2 Ronald
Goh Mr Jibby Jacob
In his speech of acceptance, the newly
elected Chairman, Jibby Jacob thanked the members for their confidence in
accepting him to lead the section into the new term. In this address, Jacob
also stated for the record, the excellent leadership provided by his
predecessor, Dr Roland Tan, who had contributed much to increase the
visibility and the prestige of the Singapore Section especially through the
bi-monthly newsletter which he edited single handedly.
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course the general increase in membership locally. Jacob requested
for the same support from the Section and the new Committee members, many of
whom he had worked with previously. The challenge in the new term, he
claimed, was to maintain the same high standards set by the previous
Chairman. This was followed by memento
presentation to all the outgoing office bearers in recognition of their
contributions to the AES Singapore Section by the outgoing Chairman. A nice
touch to the event was when Dr Roland Tan himself received a memento from
the senior most Singapore section member present, Mr. Ronald Goh who has
been an AES member for the past 25 years.
The memorable meeting ended at 10 pm
but everyone stayed back to take photographs for the archives. Thanks are also
due to the Webmaster Gerd Meier who setup a portable PC loaded with the
Singapore Section WebPages for guests and members to surf.
....Yes, indeed it was a night to
remember.
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AES Singapore Section
committee 1998/1999 (from left to right standing) Honorary auditor - Ronald
Goh, Webmaster - Gerd Meier, Committee member - Stephen Low, Committee member -
Eric Wong, Committee member - Robert Soo (from left to right sitting)
Christopher Yap - Secretary, Jibby Jacob-Chairman, Michael Teh-Committee member
(not in picture Arthur Ngiam - Honorary auditor).
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